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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-05-21
WENT BACK TO MA.
A Would-Be Dime-Novel HERDS Misery
and Repentance.


and Repentance.
He was little fellow not over twelve
years old, and he was sitting behind q
box over at the Omaha depot the other
morning softly crying and looking very
dirty and forlorn.
"What's the matter?" we asked.
"Haint nOthin' the matter" he said,
defantly, sitting up straight hastily
brushing away his tears and pushing
back his jacket little so as to display
the handle of an old revolver in his
pocket. Then he looked off across the
river at the strange buildings and lost
his bravery, and buried his head again
and sobbed through his tears:
80, mister, I've been a-runnin' away
an Iwant % 90 home"
"What made you run away?'
Il thought it would be nice, but it
haint, no, it haint," and he rested his
face in his hands and looked the picture
of woe, ''Dick Dagger had heaps o
fun. but l haint had Bit
"Who was Dick Dagger"
Didn't you ever hear o him? He
was the boy scout of the Rockies, an [
wanted to be like him, There haint
Indians what'll hurt Teller round here.
is there?"
"No,"
81 wouldn't shoot EN- if there was
Dick shot EN- but don't want to. [
want to get back home, but mebby l
never will again." and once more his
tears flowed
"Where did you live?'
20, live down at Marion, in Illinois,
and it just bout killed me riding in
that old freight car, an hurt my knee,
an I'm cold and haint had no break
fast, nor supper, neither. 1 wish I'd
never heard of Dick-I don't see how
he got along SO well-and if l ever get
home again and see my-my-my-
ma" but the thought of his mother
was too much for him.
Il don't want to hunt Indians, or
bears, or nothin' nor rescue no maid
ems, an I'm tired of that old thing!'
and he pulled a rusty revolver out of
his pocket that hadn't been fired off for
ten years, and threw it across the track.
please, mister. get me some thing to
eat, and I'll work all day for you, and
he looked up pitifully and Strengthened
his little cap on his curly head.
We took him along and he ate three
| l., hut oft a,
that he didn't say word about eXtermi-
mating the Indian. The next day a
grave-looking fatherarrived looking for
a very homesick boy. and they went
back together. So the Governmentlost
another scout, but an anxious mother
got back boy who willnever run away
again.-Dd6Otd Bell.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-05-21
WHY THEY ARE IDLE.

How the Burden of the Drink Curse
Often Falls Upon the Temperate Work.
ing-Man.
reside in a manufacturing town of
%, 600 inhabitants. The articles manu-
featured range from heavy machinery
for all sorts of purposes to the smallest
articles in daily use. The presence of
large class of laboring men with
families to clothe and feed makes a
large trade in articles necessary in a
households food, clothing, furniture,
books and works of art Besides these
branches of industry, we have another
which is carried on, on a large scale.
We have nearly two hundred estab-
ments whose business is drunkard-
making.
During the two or three years past,
our manufacturing establishments
have felt the pressure of the hard times,
and been obliged to curtail their busl-
ness, and so we have had more or less
unemployed men in our community.
Many of these men thus thrown out of
employment are men who use neither
intOxicants nor tobacco, but, all the
same, loss of employment has brought
their families to want. So far as their
own habits are concerned, they have
not suffered from the rum traffic.
Nevertheless, I think it can be shown
that their loss of employment has been
caused by this traffic.
These two hundred saloons can not
be run on an average income of less
than ten dollars per day, to pay for
rent, wages, stock, and give a living
profit to the proprietors. This takes
| $1,000 per day out of the pockets of
our $4,000 citizens, or Gas Sunday is
not a day of rest for saloon men) $3.50,
600 per annum. Now, if this sum
were not sepnt in saloons, what would
be done with it? 1t is fair to assume
that at least half of it would be spent
for things that would give comfort
and enjoyment in the homes of our
city-food, clothing, furniture, orna-
ments for the home or the person, lit
erature, etc-in short, for Just those
manufactured articles of which there
is now surplus in our warehouses,
and in consequence of which surplus
production has to be diminished and
laborers thrown out of employment.
Stop the stream that flows into the till
of the saloon and turn it into the ware
houses aforesaid, and thus empty them
of their surplus, and at once there
would be a call for more producers,
and every unemployed man would have
the opportunity to earn wages for the
support of his family.
If every laboring man were ''teeto-
taller" provided only the money squan.
dercd for drink were the same as now,
the effect of this enormous waste on the
laboring man in depriving him of en-
ployment would be the same as now.
The plain fact is, that what is wasted
for drink is not spent, rs it would be
largely, for useful articles whose man
ufacture gives employment to the la
boring class. Thus it is the laboring
class that suffers most in consequence
of the rum traflic.-N S. Burton, IA
Boston Waterman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-05-21
A MAN OF JUDGMENT.
An Arkansaw Gentleman Whose Business
Principles Are Above Reproach.

An Arkansaw Gentleman Whose Business
Principles Are Above Reproach.
"Regardless of II previous engage
ment a man should attend to the most
important business first" said man
who claimed promptness as one of his
virtues. "Do you know Bill AilersP"
Yes" some one replied.
"Well, Bill is shining example of
this principle. Some time ago he had
an appointment to meet a fellow who
had promised to box his jaws. The
time came, but Bill had not arrived,
and the fellow had begun to cast re-
proaches on Bills courage, when Il note
from Bill, which read rs follows. was
handed him: just rs | was coming to
have my jaws boxed, l got Il commune
cation from fellow telling me that if |
would come down to his place immcdi-
ately he would shoot me. As a fair
minded man, you know that | could
not neglect u case of shooting merely
to attend to the slight matter Of having
my jaws boxed o, yes,' the old fell
low continued, "Bill has u wonderful
Judgment in regard to business. Takes
up the most important matters first,
and is consequently never very badly
left. "-ArkaRSdW TydccLer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-05-21

THE new constitution of the Knights
of Labor, which has just been drafted,
commits that organization more strong
ly than ever to Temperance reform.
Not only are rum-sellers prohibited
from membership, but no local assem-
bly, is to be allowed to have any social
gathering where liquor is sold. If any
local assembly disobeys this provision
its charter is to be revoked and the
members expelled. Christian Union.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-05-21

ACCORDING to statistics collected at
Washington, we are spending annually
in this country for malt and spirituous
liquors the snug sum of 800, 100000.
The worst of it all is that we are
told that the wholesale cost of this
flood of stimulants is only about
$500, 0O0 900. So we may see the
grandeur of the profits gathered by the
saloon-keepers. There is nothing like
dealing with statistics in a lofty, off
hand way.-M y. WOrld.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-05-21
Two Excellent Notices.

81 am very sorry. Mrs. Hardtack, "
said the new b0arder, "but I'm little
short this week, and I'll have to ask
you to wait little for MY board,
though my motto is ITO pay as l 90. "
Cant do it," replied Mrs. Hard
tack. my motto is, PAY Or CO.
~ Y SE,a, --,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-05-21

THE disabling effects of strong drink
are observed in the obtunding of the
association fibers and centers of the
nervous system-out of the perfect
freedom and vitality of which, the
sense of personal identity, and all ideas
of moral responsibility and duty are
formed and have their being.-Dr. 4,
L. Wright, IN Journal Of Ine6riety.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-03
The Anarchists Case.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. g.
The action of the Supreme Court
in postponing its decision on the
application for a writ of error in
the case of the Chicago Anarchists
is construed by the anarchists
counsel as a most favorable sign.
They SAY it implies at least that
the court is divided on the subject
and are extremely confident that
the court will grant the writ. II
the writ was to be refused, the
court would have made the an
nouncement yesterday morning,
they say, in order to give the pris.
oners time to prepare for their exc
cution on November IL. The
counsel for the State of Illinois
were a little surprised that the
court did not refuse the writ yes
terday, but claim that the failure
to do SO does not imply that the
writ will he granted. Several new
questions have been raised by th,
anarchists counsel in this case anc
the Supreme Court, it is argued, il
studying the case carefully in orde'
to render a decision that car b.
used as a precedent in the future
1t is always within the power o
the Governor of Illinois 10 postpone
the execution a fe~ days, if neces'
sary to give the condemnedme th'
time to prepare for death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-03
THANKSGIVING Day.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, November
Gov. Marmaduke has just is
sued the following Thanksgiving
proclamation:
1t is a beautiful and laudable Gus
tom of the people to devote a day
in each year to prayer and praises
to God for the great blessings We
enjoy. l therefore designate Thurs
day, the oath day of November, as
Thanksgiving Day." andI recon-
mend that all the people of Mis-
souri, on that day forego their usual
avoeations and by deeds of charity
and neighborly kindness make il
indeed a day of universal thanks
giving.
In testimony whereof / hereto
set my hand and cause to be affixed
the great seal Of the State of Mis-
souri,.
Done at the City of Jefferson this
first day of November, A. d. 1887.
JOHN s. MARMADuKE.
By the Governor:
MICHEL K. McGRATH,
! Secretary of State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-03
Two Church Panics.

VASDALrA, Mo-, October 30
Last night, while meeting was in
progress at the Christian Church
and the Audrain Sunday School
Association was in session at the
Presbyterian Church in this city,
fire broke out in a vacant house
lately occupied by a negro family
which created quite a panic at both
meetings. AT the Christian Church
the people left the minister in the
pulpit while they RAJ to the scene
.''he fire, as was also the case al
the Presbyterian Church. The
fire was supposed TO be the work o.
incendiaries, as ii was the second
attempt made at burning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-03
Drug Stores in Kansas.

Bill Nye thus answers a young
friend who inquiries is Kansas a
good place for a druggist: If you
would like to go to a ~fourishing
country and put out a big Eastwood
mortar in front of your shop in or
der to sell the tincture of damna-
ton throughout bleeding Kansas,
now is your opportunity. Now is
the accepted time. ifs the great
big burning desire of your heart to
go into a town a town of 2 900 peo-
pie and open the thirteenth drug
store in order that you may stand
behind a tall black walnut prescrip-
ton case day in and day out with a
graduate in n hand and a Bah
cock fire extinguisher in the other,
filling orders for whisky made of
stump water and the juice of future
punishment, you will do well to go
to Kansas. 1t is Il temperance State,
and no saloons are allowed there.
All is quiet and orderly, and the
drug business is a great success.
You can run a dummy drug
| store there with two dozen dreary
old glass bottles on the shelves
punctuated by the hand of time and
the Kansas fly of the period, and
with a probability law at your back
and a tall, red barrel in the back
room; filled with a mixture that
will burn great holes into natures
heart and make the cemetery bios.
som as a rose, and in a few years
you can sell enough of this justly
celebrated preparation for house
hold. scientific and experimental
purposes only to fill your fabby
pockets with wealth and paint the
pure air of Kansas a bright anc
| inffammatorv red,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-03
MAPLE O NEWS.
Correspondence Of the Ledger.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
MAPLE GROVE, Nov. Rev. J
S. Jesse preached to a large audi
ence at Hopewell Sunday.
Luther Hicks passed through the
neighborhood last week looking for
a stray mule, which he found a few
days later.
Sol. Fox, of Rush Hill, helped
Mr.. Gard complete his barn and re-
turned home Saturday.
All the sick are improving.
1t is likely that G.. T. Hook will
leave us and take up his residence
in Mexico.
Rev. J. S. Jesse and family are
moving to town this week and Mr..
Martin, of Lincoln county, is mov-
ing into Mr. Jesse's house.
The school at Maple Grove is
very much crowded just at this
time. Us.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-03
w. C. II. u. Resolutions.

The following resolution was
passed by the W. C. T. u. Monday
afternoon, and handed this paper
for publication:
WHEREAS, There is no clause in
the constitution of the State or ma
tional w. c. T. U. that makes oh.
ligatory any particular department
of work, and as the Franchise de.
partment has been urged as an OBJ,
lection to the w. G.. 7. U. in this
community, therefore be it
Resolped, That the Mexico w. c.
L. U. has not been nor is not now
working for woman's ballot, but
for the cause of temperance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-03
III LIES WITH Us,
| Whether Or Not We Secure the Masonic
HOme-Letter From DIR. Yincil.

Mr.. J. NJ. Marmaduke, who is a
leading Mason of this city, received
a letter from DR.. J.D. Vincil, Grand
Masonic Secretary, for the State of
Missouri, St. Louis, this morning,
regarding the location ofthe Mason
ic Home. The communication was
in answer to a letter of inquiry
written by Mr.. Marmaduke some
days ago. Mr.. Vincil is unable to
definitely answe any question on
the subject. However, he thought
if this or any other city makes a
first-class offer, that city will Sc
cure the institution. He thought
if Mexico made an effort so good
inducements could be offered,
the Home would be located here.
The Home will be an institution
to be proud of. Every citizen of
Mexico should take a hand with the
Masons and do their best to bring
it here. 1t lies with the town to
secure the prize, and if an effort is
made this can be done.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-03
JUDGE NoRToN's POSITION.
He Is Not o Candidate, but viii
Obey His Party's Call.

JEFFERSON Cry, No., Oct. %
The a newspapers correspondent
called upon ChiefJustice Norton
to ascertain the Judges opinion as
TO the probabilities ofhis candidacy
for Governor before the next Demo-
cratic State Convention. It was
before the opening of court, and
the Judge a quietly smoking his
pipe before q coy fire in his room
in the Supreme Court building in
Democratic style. Said the cor
respondent: "We desire to inform
our readers whether or not you will
be a candidate for reelection to the
office you now fill. viii your"
II have no objection" said he,
"whatever, to answering your qucs-
ton, and my answer is that / am
not and will not be a candidate for
the office"
"Being aware of the fact that you
have often been favorably spoken
of in the public press as a probable
candidate for Governor, will you
state whether it is your intention
to enter the list as a candidate fol-
the nomination to that Office by the
next Democratic State Convention,
or will permit your name to be used
in that connection?'
"Your inquiry has two branches
to it. My position as one of the
Judges ofthe Supreme Court has
for many years past withdrawn me
from.
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS
and will continue to do so as Ions
as | occupy it, and in reply to the
first branch of your question l have
to say that | am not and will not bC
a candidate for the nomination, ant
| can further state that whatevel
favorable mention has been made
of my name in connection with the
office has been made without any
agency of mine whatever, and tina
no one can say that / have eve
solicited support for it. As to thu
second branch of your inquiry
whether i will permit my name tt
be used in that Connection | hav,
to say that while | will not under
any circumstance seek the nomina
ton nor express a desire to have
that honor conferred upon me, J
recognize the right of a party tt
call into its service any of its mem
bers and the duty of such mem
bers to respond, and in view of thiI
and the fact that the party has
honored me when I asked honor.
at its hands and has done greatly
more for me thay I have ever dom
for it, lift should be deemed by it
representatives in convention tina
that the interests of the party de
mand my services as its candidate
for Governor, I would not feel a
liberty to refuse the demand, mas
much as I could not refuse i
without forgetting the past ant
ignoring party obligations"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-03
Sleeth-Suggett

Mr.. Walter S. Sleeth and Miss
Mamie Suggett were married at the
residence of the brides mother on
Clay street, South Mexico, at 2
O'Clock Monday, by Rev. A.
NJ. Vardeman, of the Promenade
street Baptist church. The we'd
ding was a private one, only a few
relatives and friends being present.
The list of presents is quite long
and embraces many valuable and
useful articles. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sleeth left at 3 O'Clock for Marshall
Mo-, their future home. The LED.
GER extends congratulations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-03

Babyland! splendid Babyland
Mother and baby enjoy it together.
1t llghtens the mothers care and
labor by giving her stories and pic.
lures to read and talk about. Baby
grows to understand them almost
as soon as he understands chickens
and birds and kittens. Don't lei
him tear it. Beautiful Babgland
excellent Babylandi
Mother with a baby a year OF
five years old, it is for YOU. Yo,
can get a sample copy by sending
five cents to D. Lothrop Company
Boston.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-03
A
But Contractor Wolf Insists That
the Hole is not Abandoned
for Good.

The report was circulated Monday
that work ON the "'gas" well had
been stopped, and the hole ah"i'-
doncd. \ reporter for this paper
visited the ground at half past
three O'Clock this afternoon, and
found the derrick boxed up. Boards
are nailed over all the openings,
a door being left OH the south side,
and that fastened to the other
woodwork. A water pipe, leading
from the boiler to the pond OF the
Stove-lining works, west OF Flat
Rock, have been torn up and dis
iointcd. Altogether, the place is
deserted. it looks as if work has
been stopped for good, though Mr..
Wolf, in an interview held sincethe
derrick was visited, says he will
continue boring as soon as he can
get coal. Mr.. Wolf was found al
the Windsor, and said he would so
to work as soon as he could get
fuel. Not wagon load" he said.
"but enough coal to last some
time"
He denied positively any thought
of quitting, but wanted the Board
of Directors to hold meeting anc
see what was to be done. Mr.
Wolf expects to have some work
in Fayette, the citizens of t town
wanting an artesian well. He vii.
| probably bore Il hole there LOO
feet deep. Everything at the vel
indicates the abandonment of thu
well, but Mr.. Wolf positively
denies it, and says scarcity of Goa.
alone has stopped the work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-03
land Sales

II p Detienne to w r Wakecy,
40 acres / 1-2 miles north
of Barneyville. $50
Chas. Sanders to r Fl ~Seabough,
so acres S miles south Farber, 1876
Rockwell W House to OF House,
160 acres 1-2 miles south of
Barneyviile 400t
B L Schieffer to VIM w Johnson,
so acres 10 miles northeast of
Mexico. loUS
b + Schieffer to NJ A Perley, 80
acres 10 miles northeast of
Me leo l00t
Geo N Wales to Alice M Wales,
99xl34 feet southwest Mexico PSF
Fl f Woodward to G. Wales, so,
feet east part lot 81, Ladd'S
add. extended to Mexico.....E 15t
Clamlda Triplett to Fl E Higbeg
/ acre near Laddonia........f q
J L Pierce to G g Clark, lot Il
block 10, Laddonia............ POI
A j Schroll to Cephas Bradbury
lot +, block Ia, Farber a
II j Shook to Martin Yates andsH
J HARRISON, 100 acres. 10 miles
northwest of Mexice.ss....--. 1851;
Z c Shepherd to N b Shaffer, lot
l block 6, highlands add. to
Mexico ...................... So
III E Higbey to L F Walker,
acre near Laddonia.......... l5O'
| Geo Coughlin to Annie Hurley
IL feet east side lot 4, Hisey
and Cassidy's add. to Mexico, Coz
E NJ Busby to Chas B Hardin, lot
G., block 5, Mexico............ SO
Nj J Morris to Jonathan Morris,
undivided 1-2 interest in lao
acres. 20 miles east MeXico.... GO
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-03
Local Option Fight In Boone.

CENTRALIA, Mo-, Nov. 2.-The
local option campaign may be said
to have fairly opened in Boone
county. Petitions are being cir
culated over the county, and at the
next session of the county court
the matter will be presented before
that body. AT present the public
feeling is decidedly opposed to the
measure, and should the election
come off within the next month or
two, it will meet with overwhelm-
ing defeat. AT this place a red-hot
fight has been going on for the past
few weeks between some of the
overzealous local optionists and
the Guard, which has greatly in
jured the cause. The local option
element has been distributing an.
nonymous circulars, in which the
city officials have been denounced
and abused for granting license tc
the saloons. The editor of the
Guard, being President of the
Board of Aldermen, defends the
action of the officials, and the feel.
ing has run SO high that violence
was feared. Public opinion, how
ever, sustains the officials and con.
dennis the anonymous circulars
and, seeing the result of this state
of public sentiment, w. C. T. Z.
and other temperance organizations
have openly repudiated all connec
ton with the affair. This natural
ly throws a damper on local optior
in this community.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-03
A Positive Raruain.

We want to close out a big line Of
| cook stoves and we will offer them
cheaper than they have ever been
sold in Mexico in order TO make
room for heaters. Call and see for
yourselves. BRYAN a. RINGo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-03

The derrick is still idle and it is
not known when work will be re-
sumed. The Board of Directors do
not seem disposedto take any action
whatever on the matter, preferring
to let Mr.. Wolf engineer the job
after his own fashion. The con-
tractor was seen by a reporter for
the LEDGER this forenoon and was
asked what proposition he would
make the Directors.
f'Ihave noproposition to make"
he said, "they owed me 81, 500
when I had drilled 1900 feet, but
they held back $1,000 of the
money"
"Would you make no sort of a
proposition?'
"Well, yes. I will stay on this
well one hundred days, using best
endeavors to hasten the completion
ofthe work, for the contract price,
How deep could you go in that
time?'
"Without any unforeseen &C,
cident the hole would be considera.
bly, deeper, but [ cannot state ex.
actly how much deeper, as each
100 feet down we get&the drilling
will proceed slower, but l will &C
ahead with the well just as it is.
and do all the drilling 4 is possible
to do for one hundred days. And
| wish to state that one hundred
days drilling will cast me exactly
S 5000 for labor and fud, allowing
a small margin for wea and teal
of ropes, tools ETC."
"How much money! have yor
invested in this work?'
II have s. $500 in thezplant, but
have already spent $4,000 which
will never see again. am anxious
to reach a settlement which will
prove satisfactory to all concerned:
but l can in no way quit without
losing big money on the job"
"What other proposition could
you maker"
II would be willing tomove this
rig to any other place selected by
the Directory, and drill another
hole 1000 feet deep for the contract
price, $500. In order to carry
out the first proposition, I will be
at a big expense covering all my
piping and arrangingf for cold wealth
er work, for hundred days, yol
see, will take me nearly through
the winter.